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Opinion
Pearse Doherty: Damning Central Bank report reveals an insurance industry that prizes profit above its customers
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Drug Addiction
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rent freeze
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Opinion
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11 Dec 2019
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Opinion
'Feeder school' league tables: Here's why they give parents a distorted view of what constitutes a decent school
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Saoirse McHugh: Carbon tax is a red herring, the real climate culprit is the global tax system
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The Irish For: How a fada can make all the difference
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1 Dec 2019
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Tom Clonan: 'My whistleblower journey in the Defence Forces has ended. I am back in from the cold'
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28 Nov 2019
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Opinion
Larry Donnelly: Thanksgiving should be the American tradition that goes global, not Black Friday
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Money Diary
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Saoirse McHugh: The end of turf-cutting brings opportunities to increase our energy independence
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Money Diary
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20 Nov 2019
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Irish book awards
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Sarah Webb
18 Nov 2019
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supervised injecting
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